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1. Kalimat utama positif, tag-nya negatif
   
          Positive statement, auxn't subject?
    eg:

• Running is the cheapest sport, isn't it?
• The workers must work night and day due to the deadline of the project, mustn't they?

2. Kalimat utama negatif, tag-nya positif

          Negative statement, aux subject?
    eg:

• Sheila hasn't known about the news, has she?
• We are not allowed to yell at kids, are we?

3. Never, no, seldom, rarely, barely, scarcely, almost never, hardly dianggap negatif, tag-nya positif
    eg:

• The rules in the dormitary have never been reviewed since this building was built, have they?
• You can barely tell who is to blame when an afair is happening, can you?

***Catatan

1. Auxiliaries :

• am, is, are
• was, were
• do, does (verb 1)
• did (verb 2)
• have, has, had (diikuti verb 3 (perfect tense))
• modal verbs

    eg :

• The students are going to have a picnic, aren't you?
• Your mother will come to my house this evening, won't you?

2. Exeptions :

• Subject :

- everyone

- everybody

- anybody

- nobody

- no one

Diganti menjadi "they" 

eg : Everyone must finish the homework, mustn't they? 

•  Subject :

- everything

- something

- onething

- nothing 

  Diganti menjadi "it"

eg : Something must be done on this case, mustn't it? 

• Kalimat utama perintah atau larangan, tag-nya "will you?"

eg :

- Don't forget to write me, will you?

- Let me go, will you? 

• Kalimat utama diawali I am atau I'm, tag-nya "aren't I?"

eg : 

- I am pretty, aren't I?

- I am not your friend, am I?

• Kalimat utama ajakan (let's / let us), tag-nya "shall we?"

eg : 

- Let's go home, shall we?

- Let's not bother that kid, shall we?